The service, which brings the fastest network speeds the UK has seen, has gone live in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Southampton, Glasgow, Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh and Liverpool.

EE, the umbrella company for both Orange and T-Mobile, is the only operator able to offer 4G in the UK, until next year. The company was given the green light by Ofcom to roll out the service after initial protests from O2 and Vodafone, both of which will be offering their own 4G networks from next year.

Phones 4u has become the latest retailer to announce its range of 4G-enabled handsets. The Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Lumia 820, iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Samsung Galaxy S III LTE and Huawei Ascend P1 LTE will all be available in store on the 4G EE network from early November.